A grand jury has indicted a Las Vegas police officer charged with oppression and accused of a “pattern of unlawful detentions,” prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Courts
The Nevada Supreme Court had dismissed a previous indictment against Nathan Chasing Horse last month.
Serge Kamga and a 16-year-old boy who has not been identified were arrested for a fatal shooting near the Lewis Family Park.
Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Joseph Sciscento is on the ballot with Chief Deputy Public Defender Kristal Bradford in the Las Vegas Justice Court Department 2 race.
A lawsuit alleges that an inmate at a prison near Las Vegas who was bludgeoned to death by his cellmate had made requests to transfer out of his cell due to safety concerns.
Sentencing was set for January 6. Fiore’s attorney said he intends to appeal the verdict.
Prosecutors say Michele Fiore’s daughter Sheena Siegel committed perjury while testifying about the wire fraud and conspiracy charges her mother is facing.
Robert Telles, who was convicted of murdering Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, requested an evidentiary hearing on statements made by jurors.
A man charged with murder after authorities said he sold fentanyl that led to the death of a 52-year-old man is being held without bail, a Henderson judge said Tuesday.
A former elementary school teacher was sentenced to prison on Monday in connection with the distribution of child sexual abuse material on a social media messaging application.
Justin David Marr faces charges of duty to stop at a crash involving death or injury and reckless driving resulting in death or substantial bodily harm.
Gov. Joe Lombardo took the witness stand on Monday, testifying for about 30 minutes in former Las Vegas Councilwoman Michele Fiore’s wire fraud trial.
In the summer of 2023, an inmate at Ely State Prison filed a federal lawsuit alleging unsafe conditions inside prison walls. Two weeks later, he was killed.
After more than three decades in prison, Carlos Gurri was released from custody in June, and maintains he had nothing to do with a bank robbery that ended in the murder of a FBI agent.
Sean Lucero faces charges of theft and oppression under the color of office. Metro accused him of making ill-gotten cash deposits totaling $37,160.